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conch
/ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/
noun 8verb 2
Collocations
2VERB + CONCH
held
CONCH + NOUN
bondman, ear
Definitions
noun
1
A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
2
The shell of this sea animal.
3
A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
4
The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
5
Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).
verb
1
To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
2
To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.
noun
1
A British Bahamian.
2
A British Bahamian.
3
A denizen of the Florida Keys
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I held the conch to my ear and heard the ocean inside.
Tatoeba · #95091702
The next morning broke silently, and with the rising of the sun the plantation bell or the conch called the bondman and bondwoman into the cane-fields.
Tatoeba · #11838414Usage Notes
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